Summer tyre test 225/45 R17 - GTÜ 2021
225/45 R17 - 2021
Agenda:
Best value in test
Better than average value
Worse than average value
Worst value in test
Points total157
Wet66
Dry54
Enviromental impact18
Running costs19
Wet
Wet Circle Cornering#1/9
Wet Handling#1/9
Wet Handling Measured#1/9
Aquaplaning Cross#2/9
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/9
Wet Braking#6/9
Dry
Dry Braking#1/9
Dry Handling#1/9
Dry Handling Measured#1/9
Comfort
Noise Exterior#1/9
Economy
Rolling Resistance#9/9
Points total153
Wet66
Dry50
Enviromental impact19
Running costs18
Wet
Wet Circle Cornering#1/9
Wet Handling#1/9
Wet Handling Measured#1/9
Aquaplaning Cross#2/9
Wet Braking#3/9
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/9
Dry
Dry Handling Measured#2/9
Dry Braking#5/9
Dry Handling#8/9
Comfort
Noise Exterior#3/9
Economy
Rolling Resistance#5/9
Points total152
Wet68
Dry50
Enviromental impact17
Running costs17
Wet
Wet Circle Cornering#1/9
Wet Handling#1/9
Wet Handling Measured#1/9
Aquaplaning Cross#2/9
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/9
Wet Braking#3/9
Dry
Dry Handling#1/9
Dry Handling Measured#2/9
Dry Braking#7/9
Comfort
Noise Exterior#5/9
Economy
Rolling Resistance#6/9
Points total152
Wet67
Dry49
Enviromental impact16
Running costs20
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#1/9
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/9
Wet Circle Cornering#1/9
Wet Handling Measured#1/9
Wet Handling#6/9
Wet Braking#9/9
Dry
Dry Handling#1/9
Dry Braking#7/9
Dry Handling Measured#7/9
Comfort
Noise Exterior#8/9
Economy
Rolling Resistance#6/9
Points total151
Wet63
Dry53
Enviromental impact22
Running costs13
Wet
Wet Braking#1/9
Wet Circle Cornering#1/9
Wet Handling#1/9
Wet Handling Measured#1/9
Aquaplaning Cross#6/9
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#6/9
Dry
Dry Braking#1/9
Dry Handling#1/9
Dry Handling Measured#2/9
Comfort
Noise Exterior#3/9
Economy
Rolling Resistance#1/9
Points total146
Wet66
Dry51
Enviromental impact16
Running costs13
Wet
Wet Braking#1/9
Wet Circle Cornering#1/9
Wet Handling#1/9
Wet Handling Measured#1/9
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/9
Aquaplaning Cross#6/9
Dry
Dry Braking#1/9
Dry Handling#1/9
Dry Handling Measured#9/9
Comfort
Noise Exterior#8/9
Economy
Rolling Resistance#6/9
Points total146
Wet55
Dry52
Enviromental impact19
Running costs20
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#5/9
Wet Braking#6/9
Wet Circle Cornering#8/9
Wet Handling Measured#8/9
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#9/9
Wet Handling#9/9
Dry
Dry Handling#1/9
Dry Handling Measured#2/9
Dry Braking#4/9
Comfort
Noise Exterior#5/9
Economy
Rolling Resistance#3/9
Points total144
Wet58
Dry50
Enviromental impact19
Running costs17
Wet
Wet Braking#3/9
Aquaplaning Cross#6/9
Wet Handling#6/9
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#7/9
Wet Circle Cornering#8/9
Wet Handling Measured#8/9
Dry
Dry Handling Measured#2/9
Dry Braking#5/9
Dry Handling#8/9
Comfort
Noise Exterior#5/9
Economy
Rolling Resistance#3/9
Points total143
Wet58
Dry49
Enviromental impact22
Running costs14
Wet
Wet Circle Cornering#1/9
Wet Handling Measured#1/9
Aquaplaning Cross#6/9
Wet Handling#6/9
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#7/9
Wet Braking#8/9
Dry
Dry Handling#1/9
Dry Braking#7/9
Dry Handling Measured#7/9
Comfort
Noise Exterior#1/9
Economy
Rolling Resistance#2/9
Above you can see the results of the GTÜ 2021 225/45 R17 test performed by GTÜ on a VW Golf in 2021. This test was performed in 225/45 R17, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (225). Nexen N Fera Sport is the best of 9 tested tyres according to tested properties (Points total, Rating, Wet, Dry, Enviromental impact, ). Other featured tyres include Nokian WetProof, Falken Azenis FK510, Maxxis Premitra HP5; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Michelin Primacy 5, Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2, Bridgestone Turanza T005.
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